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, and when you talk about civil-rights. and i don't think anyone else could have done that. >> there were other moments when there were efforts, black, brown and multiracial efforts, and high-profile -- a flawed attempts, the king was trying to do this, really interesting legacy of his life that we have forgotten generally. that is a great comment. questions or comments? okay. thank you so much for coming. appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> for more information visit the author's website, gordonm t gordonmantl gordonmantler.com. >> for all of us in the colorado river basin or watershed, we are talking about somewhere between thirty-five million, and forty million people now in the united states and new mexico, all depends, we all depend on the colorado river, our basic water source. we need it for everything, municipal use, drink, we need it for our houses, our industry, mining, and most importantly the biggest water user out here is agriculture. we can't grow anything without it. for it is considered to
, and when you talk about civil-rights. and i don't think anyone else could have done that. >> there were other moments when there were efforts, black, brown and multiracial efforts, and high-profile -- a flawed attempts, the king was trying to do this, really interesting legacy of his life that we have forgotten generally. that is a great comment. questions or comments? okay. thank you so much for coming. appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> for more information...
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civil rights clash with states rights as the courts as an equality movement hits a new movement in america. that's on "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suareza. when the governor of hawai'i signed same-sex marriage into law wins it brought the issue full circle to where it began. it was 1991 when a woman sued to have the right to marry her partner. since that lawsuit the pace of change towards same-sex marriage is nothing short of astonishing. on this edition of "inside story" we're going to discuss this sweeping social change including the fact that a majority of states still limit marriages to heterosexual couples. hawai'i became the 15th state in the u.s. to recognize same-sex marriage on wednesday. [applause] approved in the state senate and signed by democratic governor neil abercrombie. it overrules the limitation of marriage on the island state. >> we stand on the principles of equality and justice and liberty for all mostly we stand on the principle that all marriages are now equal. >> reporter: earlier this month illinois' legislature also passed the same-sex marriage bill. now it
civil rights clash with states rights as the courts as an equality movement hits a new movement in america. that's on "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suareza. when the governor of hawai'i signed same-sex marriage into law wins it brought the issue full circle to where it began. it was 1991 when a woman sued to have the right to marry her partner. since that lawsuit the pace of change towards same-sex marriage is nothing short of astonishing. on this edition of "inside...
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rights. >> as my grant parents who were civil rights activists, and as my parents taught me it's notot right that injustice can existt for anyone while other people are privileged. >> there's been more than 70 large protesters since the verdict was read and an online petition has received 100,000 signatures calling for zimmerman to face civil rights charges. melanie alnwick. >> police have arrested a man outside the home of john kerry near boston. security officers called boston police after seeing a man parked in a no parking zone and taking pictures of kerry's house. h the reason for the arrest was for having an open container off alcohol but a pellet gun was was also found in the suspect's car pnch hollywood still stunned over the death of glee star cory monteith. he was found dead in a vancouver hotel room. police say there's no indicatioi of foul play. he was candidate about his battle with drug aziks and most recently committed a rehab program. costars are tweeting about the death. >> dot marie jones says i have no words. my heart is broken. bro cory was not only a friend but an
rights. >> as my grant parents who were civil rights activists, and as my parents taught me it's notot right that injustice can existt for anyone while other people are privileged. >> there's been more than 70 large protesters since the verdict was read and an online petition has received 100,000 signatures calling for zimmerman to face civil rights charges. melanie alnwick. >> police have arrested a man outside the home of john kerry near boston. security officers called...
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there has been a severe denigration of civil rights and civil liberties and the egg ation of power by federal government authorities and by law enforcement against individuals the second thing happens is the targeting of particular communities particularly muslim and arab communities in one thousand nine hundred five after oklahoma city bombing it was arabs and muslims and iranians who were being rounded up even though it was white men who were part of a white supremacist group so we see these two dangerous trends that have happened repeatedly after terrorist attacks and so of course that's something that we're looking for right now and those measures haven't stopped terrorist attacks have they so is it really possible to protect the population from these sort of atrocities. well it's a very interesting sense of time or eleventh the united states government has sent spend hundreds of billions of dollars for a government security agencies right now i'm sure as happened after september eleventh private security companies are salivating over the new contracts that are are soon to come of
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was arrested for organizing a civil rights demonstration. he spent eight days in jail, and in solitary confinement. it was there that he wrote his classic vigorous defense of nonviolent civil disobedience, his "letter from birmingham jail." this weekend in birmingham, christian leaders gathered to apologize for 1960's era moderates who had urged king to be patient and not permit direct confrontations. they also urged people of faith today to continue doctor king's anti-racism campaign. >> we have to come together and say, what is the agenda that we share? for fixing what's broke. fixing broken people, broken families. broken nations. broken cities, broken communities. >> it was in his letter from birmingham jail, that dr. king wrote -- injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. >>> finay, legendary gospel singer george beverly shay died this week at the age of 104. shay became famous as the featured soloist at billy graham crusades. during his 80-year career, he recorded more than 70 albums of hymns and wrote several popular worsh
was arrested for organizing a civil rights demonstration. he spent eight days in jail, and in solitary confinement. it was there that he wrote his classic vigorous defense of nonviolent civil disobedience, his "letter from birmingham jail." this weekend in birmingham, christian leaders gathered to apologize for 1960's era moderates who had urged king to be patient and not permit direct confrontations. they also urged people of faith today to continue doctor king's anti-racism...
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a lot of the hardest things that happened in this country, whether it was civil rights act or any major shift, does not just happen without at least one lead, in this case the president, just staying on top of it day dp in and day out. >> there is one rare thought which is there is a new book called the metropolitan revolution and points out politics is broken in washington and at the level of the cities, actually a lot is happening. look at rahm emanuel trying to create a public/private infrastructure fund which will repair chicago's infrastructure. chicago's water pipes are 100 years old. they have 25% leakage. some of them are made out of wood. you have to fix that. >> you have such low treasury bill rates. interest rates are still so low. to borrow that money, you can't talk about borrowing money in washington. before the break we asked what these people had in common. all four took action to advance the role of women in the global economy this week, beyonce, john legend and mrs. zakaria spoke at the huffington post first ever women's conference. tell me about how women can drive th
a lot of the hardest things that happened in this country, whether it was civil rights act or any major shift, does not just happen without at least one lead, in this case the president, just staying on top of it day dp in and day out. >> there is one rare thought which is there is a new book called the metropolitan revolution and points out politics is broken in washington and at the level of the cities, actually a lot is happening. look at rahm emanuel trying to create a public/private...
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right after the announcement that a civil rights lawsuits being filed against the city of fullerton that's your problem. this type of thing. the new ig to wrest control techniques you don't teach this. no no. this is just brutal murder of dollars to buy the air but he needs to concern about top it off like that and murder somebody. iran thomas is himself a former orange county deputies he was actually hoping for a more severe charges against these authors have raised before the trial started visiting his day. cough is that justice will be searched the defense attorneys for the officer say that thomas was this it's a friendly and had multiple run ins with the line gets a prior conviction for assaulting his grandfather was a fireplace poker his own mother son or restraining order against him after he held up by the throat during an argument is unknown and the azeri he was allegedly attempting to take the guns off the officers that night. so hello kelly thomas is past claims from this trial and how it affected him at night we're a weird and definitely a lot about that during the trial from de
right after the announcement that a civil rights lawsuits being filed against the city of fullerton that's your problem. this type of thing. the new ig to wrest control techniques you don't teach this. no no. this is just brutal murder of dollars to buy the air but he needs to concern about top it off like that and murder somebody. iran thomas is himself a former orange county deputies he was actually hoping for a more severe charges against these authors have raised before the trial started...
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the of civil rights leaders share their memories of the civil rights era at 8:00 30. -- 8:30 p.m. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in review," a debate on gun violence and gun policy and we will start with january 16, 2013. he also talks about what his administration plans to do with the issue. >> i started getting a lot of letters from kids. four of them are here today. they are pretty representative of the messages that i got. these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. a third grader, you can go ahead and ways. that's you. i feel terrible for the parents who lost their children. i love my country and i want everyone to be happy and safe. go ahead and wave, brad. we should learn from sandy hook. >> i'm not scared for my safety. i'm scared for others. i have four brothers and sisters and i would not be able to bear the thought of losing any of them. these are our kids. this is what they are thinking about. when we should be thinki
the of civil rights leaders share their memories of the civil rights era at 8:00 30. -- 8:30 p.m. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in review," a debate on gun violence and gun policy and we will start with january 16, 2013. he also talks about what his administration plans to do with the issue. >> i started getting a lot of letters from kids. four...
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his words helped to fuel the civil rights movement and forever altered america. two practice rigsnerrion at washington's historic shiloh baptist church took part in the march on washington and spoke about the impact of his words. >> i was 28 when i attended the march. i attended with my father. >> 200,000 sang on constitution avenue here on want 28 of august. >> i'm constance take. i was 14 years old and i attended with my mother, who was in her 60's. we didn't know what martin was going to say. if you could move that day, you wanted to be at that march. >> there was a sense of feeling that this was a risky undertaking. that was overtaken by the view that you've got to do this. if i don't stand up for me, who will. >> you are talking about policemen and soldiers, you couldn't move without being in contact with some authority. what was surprising to me was the fact that there were so many people who were non-african. i had no idea that many americans felt strongly about the fact that we should have more rights than we had. the other thing that was impressive that
his words helped to fuel the civil rights movement and forever altered america. two practice rigsnerrion at washington's historic shiloh baptist church took part in the march on washington and spoke about the impact of his words. >> i was 28 when i attended the march. i attended with my father. >> 200,000 sang on constitution avenue here on want 28 of august. >> i'm constance take. i was 14 years old and i attended with my mother, who was in her 60's. we didn't know what...
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he knew what was right and wrong on civil rights. he was a praccical pragmatic politicians. it was good to look back and say, "why didn't kennedy contact more quickly?" i think president kennedy's prague mettism was probably the right issue. >> i accept the nomination of the democratic party. >> kennedy talked about the need for civil rights for, at that time, nooeg rose, as they were called, it was not something that he mentioned typically out on the campaign trail. >> he didn't want to go too strongly for civil rights. he didn't want to alienate the segregati segregation, he couldn't afford liberals. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> cheer cheer. >> it's almost impossible today to go back more than 50 years and think about a south that is racist virtually to its political core. the president comes in to office aware that every - every influential congressional committee particularly in the house dominated by a southern segregationist member of congress, racist. it's a very tough time to come into office. >> his response o
he knew what was right and wrong on civil rights. he was a praccical pragmatic politicians. it was good to look back and say, "why didn't kennedy contact more quickly?" i think president kennedy's prague mettism was probably the right issue. >> i accept the nomination of the democratic party. >> kennedy talked about the need for civil rights for, at that time, nooeg rose, as they were called, it was not something that he mentioned typically out on the campaign trail....
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rights and changing public opinion the change has been very fast and quite gratifying to see. >> how do you say that, though. when you see the earth shifting under your feet in this way, how do you think about it? >> you know, i think first of all the 1993 court decision from hawai'i made gay activists and our allies and people all over the world think this could really happen. maybe courts could really get this, and we could move forwards forwards. so there have been legal opinions, but it has involved gay people coming out and talking about why equal rights, why marriage, why families are important to them. and it involves allies speaking on our behalf. it has taken millions of people working on this. we've had a lot of victories lately, and that's been terrific, but it's not done. we still have 35 states where people can't get married, and it's not inevitable that we'll have equal rights across the country unless we continue to work for it. >> has it also taken a significant change among gay people themselves. this was not something talked about during the early years of gay liber
rights and changing public opinion the change has been very fast and quite gratifying to see. >> how do you say that, though. when you see the earth shifting under your feet in this way, how do you think about it? >> you know, i think first of all the 1993 court decision from hawai'i made gay activists and our allies and people all over the world think this could really happen. maybe courts could really get this, and we could move forwards forwards. so there have been legal...
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>> coming up a moving ceremony at arlington national cemetery 50 years after the assassinatioa of a civil rights leader.le >>> time is running out for the victims of the boston bombingsbb to apply for compensation.comp we will have an update on the funds coming up next. the time is 4:37. >>> live look over washingtonr n d.c.d.c. making headlines medgar eversevs was remembered at 8 ceremony commemorating the 55th the 5 anniversary of his death yesterday. eric holder and bill clinton cln spoke at the event. he. >>> a casket with the body of late senator frank lautenberg is on its way to d.c. and will lie in repos. yesterday eswa he was honored aa synagogue and new york.w yo. he was the only world war ii vet still serving in the senate. se as of today the ceremonies in the senate, lautenberg will bege laid to rest in the arlington cemetery tomorrow. >>> a new law prevents the release of pictures from the san sandy hook school. scho it says that the parents have a right to privacy. the law applies to other homicides if the images would ud create an invasion of pr
>> coming up a moving ceremony at arlington national cemetery 50 years after the assassinatioa of a civil rights leader.le >>> time is running out for the victims of the boston bombingsbb to apply for compensation.comp we will have an update on the funds coming up next. the time is 4:37. >>> live look over washingtonr n d.c.d.c. making headlines medgar eversevs was remembered at 8 ceremony commemorating the 55th the 5 anniversary of his...
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i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a stop sign or stoplight might help. >> tried to look at issues of senior nutrition programs, alzheimer's research, even housing policies that allowed our buildings to become more senior-friendly. also looking at how to support senior services, neighborhood- by-neighborhood programs that allow aging in place. people who are getting older helping each other stay in their homes and communities longer so that they can contribute as long as possible, as opposed to institutionalizing them. >> i support working families, livable communities, definite drawn support for the small business. even in my district, there are pockets of poverty and many people of work
i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a stop sign or stoplight might help. >> tried to look at issues of senior...
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we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. with its elegant rotunda, the reflecting waters of the sub rounding lagoon and fraying rant eucalyptus trees, special dates and memorable proposals. it is the perfect picnic spot to relax with that special someone by listening to water and fountain in the lagoon and gazing as the swans go gracefully by. beautiful to view from many locations along the lagoon and inside the columns is an ideal place to walk around with your loved one. the palace of fine arts is the most popular location in the city arts system. reservations for weddings and other events supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was elected and with my vote
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towards security towards militarization towards the abrogation of civil rights and civil liberties which i think ultimately don't defend protect and make people more secure the revelation that the boston bombing suspects are of chechen origin has led to a quick shift in american attitudes towards the region on r.t. dot com we've got opinion on the standard u.s. portrayal of armed chechen groups as freedom fighters and how it has changed overnight to depict them new now as ferocious militants. in the boston marathon attacks were not the only tragedy to hit the united states this week a powerful blast ripped through a small texas town on wednesday after a fertilizer plant caught fire at least fourteen people lost their lives most of them emergency responders and almost two hundred were injured. well you know i think you. know the explosion which is believed to have been an accident flattened entire neighborhoods in the town of west leaving several schools and a nursing home in ruins a spokesman for the texas department of public safety was at the scene and described what he saw. i can tell
towards security towards militarization towards the abrogation of civil rights and civil liberties which i think ultimately don't defend protect and make people more secure the revelation that the boston bombing suspects are of chechen origin has led to a quick shift in american attitudes towards the region on r.t. dot com we've got opinion on the standard u.s. portrayal of armed chechen groups as freedom fighters and how it has changed overnight to depict them new now as ferocious militants....
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this is an interesting episode, and it is certainly related to the civil rights work that he did. what was going up the tab? >> guest: of black president at the time. and it is only since the book is come out as a result of a conversation with someone that i have changed my perspective of the fact that the black president and howard table so often and finally so bitterly. there were packed up in the summer of 1963 ready to go to boston for the summer. he stopped at the mailbox for one last look because they needed the last salary check that he hoped it would be there. what he found instead was the letter that preemptively fired a mental and not to come back. and it seems like an awfully, you know, rough and cruel way to years of somebody with all the students or off campus and so forth. when i refer to really be in a little killer across owner of a speech in which he congratulated the black students for having activated themselves of behalf of civil rights. al was puzzled because i had no other evidence that he was encouraging. in fact, he was a very tight authoritarian figure who
this is an interesting episode, and it is certainly related to the civil rights work that he did. what was going up the tab? >> guest: of black president at the time. and it is only since the book is come out as a result of a conversation with someone that i have changed my perspective of the fact that the black president and howard table so often and finally so bitterly. there were packed up in the summer of 1963 ready to go to boston for the summer. he stopped at the mailbox for one...
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we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. happy new year, everybody. i love the fact that we are doing a tournament here at the center. when i was in eighth grade i played on a basketball teechl. team. i have to admit i wasn't very good at it. i always aspired to be an nba player. regardless of playing in college or nba, i expect many of you have be leading us because of the leadership skills you are learning on
we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. happy new year, everybody. i love the fact that we are doing a tournament here at the center. when i was in eighth grade i played on a basketball teechl. team. i have to admit i wasn't very good at it. i always aspired to be an nba player. regardless of playing in college or nba, i expect many of you have be leading us because of the leadership skills you...
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year they had the civil rights ak t. by '65 the voting rights act. what do you hope we can accomplish in the next couple years? >> wouldn't it be wonderful just to have them introduced in this congress. but we've got to get congress to understand the road forward in this country is about economic rights and voting rights and engaging all citizens, not just some. as we look forward, i hope we start a new movement. something that engages young and old and everyone in between. to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try to take away our right to vote, then we're going to lose in 2014. and e
year they had the civil rights ak t. by '65 the voting rights act. what do you hope we can accomplish in the next couple years? >> wouldn't it be wonderful just to have them introduced in this congress. but we've got to get congress to understand the road forward in this country is about economic rights and voting rights and engaging all citizens, not just some. as we look forward, i hope we start a new movement. something that engages young and old and everyone in between. to say the...
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liberties and protections for our civil liberties and civil rights are set up so that we can use them or may not be able to use them. >> that, of course, is always a balance. what is the time frame you are looking at now? >> 50 forensics is under way. the search for seized -- the forensics is under way. the search for cc tv is under way. it could take a long, long time, especially if someone has made it out of the country or has been very careful in how they have done this. it is very open-ended and very difficult to predict. >> and no one has claimed responsibility. i'm afraid i will have to leave it there. thank you for coming in. there will be more than 30 marathons around the world next weekend, and the events in boston have implications globally. insiston, organizers that the marathon will go ahead, but with a massive 36,000 runners and half a million spectators, as we were just hearing, they are taking every precaution. june kelly reports. >> the london marathon is always a day of blisters, sweat and humor. that looks incredibly heavy. >> as big as a bag of cement, but hey, we a
liberties and protections for our civil liberties and civil rights are set up so that we can use them or may not be able to use them. >> that, of course, is always a balance. what is the time frame you are looking at now? >> 50 forensics is under way. the search for seized -- the forensics is under way. the search for cc tv is under way. it could take a long, long time, especially if someone has made it out of the country or has been very careful in how they have done this. it is...
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in 1965 the civil rights agenda were achieved the would have the civil rights act of 1964 in the and the voting rights act of 1965. that have been the goal. martin luther king would have said i'm going to retire and go to a college and be a minister. stokely carmichael would have said i have achieved my goal. that of the people i knew -- because all of the song that goal that was much more radical in some some ways than that. >> host: why? >> guest: economic change, empowering the black community. the black power movement and black power for black people. using the rights that have been gained to actually bring about concrete changes. i think for many of us we saw 1965 is the beginning, not the end. now we had basic human rights. now the question becomes what you going to do with them? how are you going to -- the black community by that time is 100 years in time because of the restrictions and discrimination. >> host: apartheid. >> guest: we can't just say suddenly we are going to catch up. there has to be movement. as martin luther king said where do we go from here? that is where w
in 1965 the civil rights agenda were achieved the would have the civil rights act of 1964 in the and the voting rights act of 1965. that have been the goal. martin luther king would have said i'm going to retire and go to a college and be a minister. stokely carmichael would have said i have achieved my goal. that of the people i knew -- because all of the song that goal that was much more radical in some some ways than that. >> host: why? >> guest: economic change, empowering the...
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think about people who have struggle denver martyrs so we could have civil rights in this country for full enfranchisement you go down the list but there is something, you have to believe in that. another one is you always look at other people and you work on a team. i wasn't joking when i said that claire's buoyancy and positivity after beer quake -- earthquake -- i wouldn't want to face some of the things i have faced without being surrounded by people who were really positive. in fact i won day went to the city's and there are people who were here but remember what the cities were like and what they smelled like every day. at that time i said to claire you have to be pathologically positive. i called her pathologically positive for months. when i went to -- after the earthquake which is the place that i met two of the three people who died, claire was in that state too. many of the people in this room are also somewhere during the earthquake and several people here for generations there. when i went to,, that is what i really felt. there were patients everywhere and inside the chur
think about people who have struggle denver martyrs so we could have civil rights in this country for full enfranchisement you go down the list but there is something, you have to believe in that. another one is you always look at other people and you work on a team. i wasn't joking when i said that claire's buoyancy and positivity after beer quake -- earthquake -- i wouldn't want to face some of the things i have faced without being surrounded by people who were really positive. in fact i won...
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there's no doubt that these kinds of groups have gone after marches and parades but that's more to civil rights marches, tied to a political cause or some particular event that is significant to one supremacist. aside from monday was patriots day, it's hard to see how it would fit into their agenda. also looking at the actual device that was used here, it was built using pressure cookers. no one has a monopoly from that technology, it does happen that al qaeda and yemen has very recently been urging people to build their own homemade bombs using, guess what, pressure cookers titled under "how to build a bomb in the kitchen of your mom." so certain thrly there are a lo questions out there. these facts look suspicious. >> mark, you're the expert on extremist right-wing groups. do you agree with evan, you don't know or you don't think so? >> well, i agree with evan. i think he's right on. when you look at the target, you know, what do those people at the boston marathon really have in common? you know, they are not -- they don't represent the government, they don't represent the irs. it was
there's no doubt that these kinds of groups have gone after marches and parades but that's more to civil rights marches, tied to a political cause or some particular event that is significant to one supremacist. aside from monday was patriots day, it's hard to see how it would fit into their agenda. also looking at the actual device that was used here, it was built using pressure cookers. no one has a monopoly from that technology, it does happen that al qaeda and yemen has very recently been...
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you know what the phrase "civil right"mains and when you say you have a civil right to citizenship when you have broken laws to come to the country, that comment has consequences and surely, you have to know that. >> with all due respect, it was my speech. those were the words i chose and i did not mean to convey and i did not think it would be taken that way. some have said that but many have not. ame think it meant there was legal right. it was in the context of that phrase where i said "civil and human rights." >> you can understand how it is problematic for those of us frankly who are working on immigration reform that don't come from districts where it is a popular political idea to have the attorney general say that you have a civil and human right to citizenship even though you are in the country in violation of our loss. that is a non sequitur and it is hard for some of us to explain that. i don't know what you meant, i just know what you said to them what i meant was that you have a 11 million undocumented people here >> who are, contributing to this country insubstantial ways
you know what the phrase "civil right"mains and when you say you have a civil right to citizenship when you have broken laws to come to the country, that comment has consequences and surely, you have to know that. >> with all due respect, it was my speech. those were the words i chose and i did not mean to convey and i did not think it would be taken that way. some have said that but many have not. ame think it meant there was legal right. it was in the context of that phrase...
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towards a security towards militarization towards the abrogation of civil rights and civil liberties which i think ultimately don't defend protect and make people more secure . the revelation of the boston bombing suspects are of chechen origins led to a quick shift to an american attitudes towards the region no doughty dot com a website was opinion on how the standard u.s. portrayal of chechen groups as freedom fighters changed overnight to depict the now as ferocious militants. the boston marathon attacks would not the only trying to hit the u.s. since last week of course a powerful blast ripped through that small texas town a wednesday after a fertilizer plant caught fire at least fourteen people lost their lives most of the motions he responded as an almost two hundred people were injured. well you know. i think we're a little bit you know it was a huge explosion which is believed to have been an accident it flattened entire neighborhoods in the town of west leaving several schools in a nursing home in ruins a spokesman for the texas department of public safety was at the scene h
towards a security towards militarization towards the abrogation of civil rights and civil liberties which i think ultimately don't defend protect and make people more secure . the revelation of the boston bombing suspects are of chechen origins led to a quick shift to an american attitudes towards the region no doughty dot com a website was opinion on how the standard u.s. portrayal of chechen groups as freedom fighters changed overnight to depict the now as ferocious militants. the boston...
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exactly you're dealing with civil rights you're dealing with civil liberties and there's no central direction here you're dealing with diverse movements from the militia movements to remnants of the ku klux klan to extremist every in brotherhood in prisons you're dealing with former military people who are well trained and know the system so the enemy is well armed it's scattered and sometimes very well trained amy do you want to jump in there you agree with alan sorry i mean. i very much do i mean i think if you go back to the one nine hundred ninety s. and in a funny way nine eleven those attacks in september two thousand and one were an interruption and what had been a trend in the one nine hundred ninety s. we had waco ridge and ruby ridge and the waco branch davidian. then but what did happen in the two thousand is that some of the. is that feelings surrounding what had happened in two thousand and one and the rise in islamophobia and fear of foreigners. makes ten to a certain degree to the right wing. homegrown if you well. movements here in the united states and what is driving it now
exactly you're dealing with civil rights you're dealing with civil liberties and there's no central direction here you're dealing with diverse movements from the militia movements to remnants of the ku klux klan to extremist every in brotherhood in prisons you're dealing with former military people who are well trained and know the system so the enemy is well armed it's scattered and sometimes very well trained amy do you want to jump in there you agree with alan sorry i mean. i very much do i...
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and it turns out that this actually presents a big problem for not only civil rights and civil little bit but for national security as well. >> mike, i want to get you in this conversation. what is currently the definition of suspicious activity? >> well it's actually suspicious behavior. and it doesn't have to do with what a person appears to be, what their religious affiliation is, their ethnicity, whatever their profile of who they are as a human being, it is the actions that are occurring. the nationwide suspicious activity reporting period, nsi, is the program being operated with dhs and in cooperation with other agencies and with state and local input of what are those activities, that are -- or behaviors i should say that have previously been seen to be engaged in other terrorist plots. and those are defined in the nsi, they're pushed out there for local law enforcement to understand. and training local law enforcement through our terrorism liaison officers programs is an education for civil rights and civil liberties because some of these activities are protected activities. >
and it turns out that this actually presents a big problem for not only civil rights and civil little bit but for national security as well. >> mike, i want to get you in this conversation. what is currently the definition of suspicious activity? >> well it's actually suspicious behavior. and it doesn't have to do with what a person appears to be, what their religious affiliation is, their ethnicity, whatever their profile of who they are as a human being, it is the actions that are...
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ok, let's go to the mattresses. 60 days, 60 nights like we did on civil rights and make them stand up and defend that position. instead of allowing it to .ecome a pressure thing the sponsors said if the nra had not scored this and said this is what they're going to make their graydon, 15 senators would have voted differently. i do not know if he is right. . i think that tells you something. he said iforning this vote had taken place in january instead of april, it would have been a different story. because it dragged out it became the bloomberg-obama background check. when that happened, it never had a chance. >> timing means a lot. i am not sure whether republicans, any republicans will pay a price for this, or any democrats. i think charles had it right. it is a one issue vote for people who view their gun rights is threatened. if it is part of a larger picture of republicans as s, if there ist not an immigration bill, democrats will be able to profit from it. >> does the president take responsibility for this? >> he lost. whether you win or lose matters a lot, especially in the sec
ok, let's go to the mattresses. 60 days, 60 nights like we did on civil rights and make them stand up and defend that position. instead of allowing it to .ecome a pressure thing the sponsors said if the nra had not scored this and said this is what they're going to make their graydon, 15 senators would have voted differently. i do not know if he is right. . i think that tells you something. he said iforning this vote had taken place in january instead of april, it would have been a different...
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earlier, he hit at a possible civil rights case against george zimmerman. that is a tough mountain to climb. >> i do not think he hinted at that. he hinted they will look at it. they have done this and other explosive cases where they did not think they could make a case, and then did not make a case. >> that is a political statement? >> you cannot not look at it. this has a huge impact on many different communities. it would be irresponsible not to look at it. i think it is to part of a case to make unless they find something different from what was a pair of the trial. >> i think that is right. what he did was finessed the issue. there is a lot of heat on the issue. seet of people want to federal prosecution. he understands it would be a disaster because it would not stand a chance. there was no element of race shown in the case. he was very smart to focus the andor -- anger disappointment at the result of looking at the law, stand your ground, which i think is irrelevant in this case. but it allows a deflection of that energy on to an issue of legislatio
earlier, he hit at a possible civil rights case against george zimmerman. that is a tough mountain to climb. >> i do not think he hinted at that. he hinted they will look at it. they have done this and other explosive cases where they did not think they could make a case, and then did not make a case. >> that is a political statement? >> you cannot not look at it. this has a huge impact on many different communities. it would be irresponsible not to look at it. i think it is...
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. >>> tens of thousands of people turned out this weekend to mark the 50th apversary of the civil rights march on washington led by dr. martin luther king junior. president barack obama will speak on the actual anniversary that is wednesday. while we remember how far the nation has come, we are reminded how far we still have to go even if we are in a progressive city like san francisco. kpix5 on the numbers that show inquality still exists. -- inequality still exists. >> reporter: san francisco has knocked but one trend. 60% of san francisco residents are african-american but they account for more than half of the inmates in jail. >> there is no way you can statistically justify that calculation. >> reporter: former schwarzenegger administration spoke on kpix5 sunday morning. >> i think we have to dig deeper to find answers for why we have this type of disparity in a city that is supposed to be so focused on creating equality. >> it is the struggle that continues across the nation. powell on "face the nation" on what martin luther king junior would say today. >> congratulations on all of
. >>> tens of thousands of people turned out this weekend to mark the 50th apversary of the civil rights march on washington led by dr. martin luther king junior. president barack obama will speak on the actual anniversary that is wednesday. while we remember how far the nation has come, we are reminded how far we still have to go even if we are in a progressive city like san francisco. kpix5 on the numbers that show inquality still exists. -- inequality still exists. >>...
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it was the killing of civil rights for yours. it is people like robert johns, the young high school student who got a walkout on the segregated school because of protesting against the inferior education in 1851. many people we don't even know their names anymore before rosa parks, two other teenagers did the same thing. so this resistant, virtually among young people. >> guest: when we talk about south africa, it was the students in soweto. we all remember nelson mandela, that nelson and all of a sudden he presents no. it is those students who revived, stephen biko another survived a movement in the early 70s family 60s. >> host: is james bevel, talking about children, young people leading the way to contain that got a lot of criticism for him and dr. king. tell that story. >> guest: again come a king was at a crucial point in birmingham. we had this image that king david direction we should march millions of people across the country. that's completely wrong. from a camera, which king didn't initiate, through birmingham, king i
it was the killing of civil rights for yours. it is people like robert johns, the young high school student who got a walkout on the segregated school because of protesting against the inferior education in 1851. many people we don't even know their names anymore before rosa parks, two other teenagers did the same thing. so this resistant, virtually among young people. >> guest: when we talk about south africa, it was the students in soweto. we all remember nelson mandela, that nelson and...
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rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. >> i consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need san francisco's -- many san franciscans hold dear. >> i do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. we have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about how we characterize various votes of either being within that definition or outside of that. >> before i ran for office, i worked in san francisco as a criminal prosecutor and a civil- rights attorney and really got to understand how much of a beacon to the rest of the world san francisco is for social justice. i also been spent a number of years helping to grow a small business, got to understand the innovative spirit here in san francisco. at night, i volunteered as a neighborhood association leader and also as the chair of an affordable housing organization and learned so much about the challenges facin
rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. >> i consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need san francisco's -- many san franciscans hold dear. >> i do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. we have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about...
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we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was elected and with my votes on this board. my parents immigrated to the united states in the 1960's, and i was the first kid born in the u.s. my parents sacrificed everything so that their kids could have the opportunities that they wanted when they came here. i grew up in the boston area, live in different parts of boston, went to a catholic high school in dorchester, which is a section of boston. because of my parents work and the opportunities they gave me, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. it was intense. i stayed there for college, for law sch
we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. supervisor chiu: i fully appreciate the concerns raised by some tenant leaders. i would never supported the project if i did not feel comfortable that tenant rights have been protected here with parker said -- part merced. i say this as one of the few tenants on the board of supervisors, who has been a staunch advocate of tenants before i was elected and...
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we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. >> i just want to make a public statement to acknowledge that appointments to the police commission and any commission which is a policy-making body is very important. i want to encourage about keep in front of our minds the importance of not only to elect women, but to work to get more women appointed to these bodies that help make legislative decisions for our city and county of san francisco. >> i am from san francisco. i grew up in the local neighborhood. i did my under deprad wait work at fisk university, where i studied political science with a concentration in public administration and worked eight years largely in the public sector. then i earned a master's degree from carnegie melon in pittsburg, pennsylvania. i spent some time as assistant executive director for a non-profit. we did work if a lot of kids in the neighborhood. i have done fundraising for candidates and issues. i have experience with the fe
we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. >> i just want to make a public statement to acknowledge that appointments to the police commission and any commission which is a policy-making body is very important. i want to encourage about keep in front of our minds the importance of not only to elect women, but to work to get more women appointed to these bodies that help make legislative...
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and through the department of civil rights division and other components we will continue to work with allies like the department of education and throughout the federal government and beyond to confront school-to-prison pipeline and those zero-tolerance school discipline policies that do not promote safety and that transform too many educational institution frs doorways of opportunity into gateways of the criminal justice ystem. a minor school disciplinary offense should put a student in the principal's office, and not a police precinct. [applause] we'll also continue offering resources and support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence. earlier this summer, i announce a new justice department initiative, known as vision 21, which offers an unprecedented snapshot of the current state of victim services. it calls for sweeping evidence-based changes to bring these services into the 21st century and to empower all survivors by closing research gaps and developing new ways to reach those who need our assistance the most. this work shows tremendous promise. mor
and through the department of civil rights division and other components we will continue to work with allies like the department of education and throughout the federal government and beyond to confront school-to-prison pipeline and those zero-tolerance school discipline policies that do not promote safety and that transform too many educational institution frs doorways of opportunity into gateways of the criminal justice ystem. a minor school disciplinary offense should put a student in the...
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rights museum, first state funded civil rights museum in the country. both scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. joining me now the former mayor of jackson and president of board of trustees of mississippi department of archive and history, reuben anderson a member of the board as well and first african-american mississippi supreme court justice. gentlemen, thank you for being with us today. we appreciate it. the ground breaking ceremony in jackson that took place this morning. obviously this has to feel so good after years of hard work behind it. give us a sense about the meaning of the ceremony. >> a very exciting day. one, it was a gorgeous day, beautiful day. reuben to my right was master of ceremony. we had four governors on the podium and spoke. marlee evers spoke. excited that finally we came to a ground breaking of the museum. mississippi has been without a history museum since katrina knocked the roof off. we'll get the first state funded civil rights museum. >> knocked the roof off and damaged artifacts there. >> exactly. >> reuben, i want to
rights museum, first state funded civil rights museum in the country. both scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. joining me now the former mayor of jackson and president of board of trustees of mississippi department of archive and history, reuben anderson a member of the board as well and first african-american mississippi supreme court justice. gentlemen, thank you for being with us today. we appreciate it. the ground breaking ceremony in jackson that took place this morning. obviously this...
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chris: civil libertarian right or left. don't want a national i.d. card. they already have it. >> it's your neighbors. it's your twitter account. it's social media. chris: four decades ago the country was transfixed by the watergate reporting of bob stein.d and carl here's how the new documentary will air on discovery sunday night sets the scene. with the nixon campaign in full swing. >> this re-election committee would become entangled with a mysterious illegal break-in. >> five men were arrested early saturday while trying to install eavesdropping equipment at the democratic national committee. >> it was the sunday after the burglary, we were the only two that showed up in the office. >> i was in the office that day. i was writing a profile. i said this is a better story than the one i'm working on. i think i want to work on this. >> one of the men has an office in the committee the re-election of the president. >> the new movie reminds us that president nixon's tape reveal nixon's fear of his enemies motivated the watergate break-in as well as the list.
chris: civil libertarian right or left. don't want a national i.d. card. they already have it. >> it's your neighbors. it's your twitter account. it's social media. chris: four decades ago the country was transfixed by the watergate reporting of bob stein.d and carl here's how the new documentary will air on discovery sunday night sets the scene. with the nixon campaign in full swing. >> this re-election committee would become entangled with a mysterious illegal break-in. >>...
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priests and pastors marched for civil rights. others preached for civil rights. but if the gay rights agenda is imposed we could have priests and pastors preaching not acceptance but principled rejection. he's talking about civil disobedience if we have gay rights. now we had civil dis disobedience to get rights. he said something akin to this could be in the cards in the home mow sexual rights movement is victorious. a public rejection of the new laws by millions and refusal by millions to respect or obey them. they're talking about the rule of law and you better fall the law. all of a sudden when the law is not on their identify, oh, i don't want to follow it any more. >> it's a gross misrepresentation of civil rights and of how people feel and in the religious movement over the past 10, 20 years. it's a time machine. is this 1983? we're not having the same conversation. here is my challenge to you. >> cenk: oh, okay gun. >> there are people whose names you don't mention on this show like she who shall not be named. i by pat buchanan should be on that list. i d
priests and pastors marched for civil rights. others preached for civil rights. but if the gay rights agenda is imposed we could have priests and pastors preaching not acceptance but principled rejection. he's talking about civil disobedience if we have gay rights. now we had civil dis disobedience to get rights. he said something akin to this could be in the cards in the home mow sexual rights movement is victorious. a public rejection of the new laws by millions and refusal by millions to...
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rights groups here are saying that is quite unacceptable. the suspect's family claims had been under f.b.i. surveillance for the past five years and refused to believe that the young men carried out the atrocity. over went to the north caucuses where the brother's family lives now and spoke to one of their relatives in the city of nashville is in deep shock for what happened the brothers ferentz refused to talk to any media in the early saturday but i managed to speak to a close relative of the family to part two months are you mom the one who is married to the voice uncle now she told me how ready tragic and difficult the life of the family was but for years they have been moving from one place to another the father of the two brothers couldn't find a proper job they have been moving from kyrgyzstan to change them back to the later to dagestan where they spent just a bit over a year until they moved to the united states in two thousand and two now she showed us some pictures were taken during that time in some of them captured those brother
rights groups here are saying that is quite unacceptable. the suspect's family claims had been under f.b.i. surveillance for the past five years and refused to believe that the young men carried out the atrocity. over went to the north caucuses where the brother's family lives now and spoke to one of their relatives in the city of nashville is in deep shock for what happened the brothers ferentz refused to talk to any media in the early saturday but i managed to speak to a close relative of the...
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. >> median moving down to the south that seems to be how he got involved in a lot of the civil rights activity. what was going on at spelman college at that time, and what did howard find himself in the middle of a lot of the civil rights politics? >> spelman college was in atlanta and even though it is seen today as one of the less racist spots in the south, in effect atlanta was almost totally segregated when howard arrived at spellman, but by the way, she made sure that people never thought that he took a job at an all black women's college because he was committed to the black struggle. but it was just beginning and to know how word did care about black rights he wasn't in activist on behalf of those rights. in fairly short order she and his wife both became very active the first white women came a little bit our after his arrival and even then a very few of them young black women many of whom had been part of the rural areas, they were slightly stunned at this white teacher and there were fewer other members of this bill my faculty. but howard was a genius of a teacher. she was v
. >> median moving down to the south that seems to be how he got involved in a lot of the civil rights activity. what was going on at spelman college at that time, and what did howard find himself in the middle of a lot of the civil rights politics? >> spelman college was in atlanta and even though it is seen today as one of the less racist spots in the south, in effect atlanta was almost totally segregated when howard arrived at spellman, but by the way, she made sure that people...
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as you said after we got the voting rights and civil rights, we wanted more and 65. why do you think -- >> guest: you can see the difference behind the kind of support king got when he was fighting for civil rights reforms after 1965 the level of support for king if you look at the polls, overwhelming support in the black community, widespread support even among the whites for what he was trying to do. if you look at after 65 when he moved to chicago and when he takes a stand on viet nam and higgins to support garbage workers and poor people in the poor people's campaign which is the first occupied movement he wanted to occupy the national mall even though the occupied campaign in recent years no one put forward something so rational and that is his support in the black community that went down dramatically. >> host: that would make white people angry? >> guest: because there was an element of support for the early king from black people who are doing well but still faced jim crow. so for them, once you remove these jim crow barriers, their agenda is gone. then it's
as you said after we got the voting rights and civil rights, we wanted more and 65. why do you think -- >> guest: you can see the difference behind the kind of support king got when he was fighting for civil rights reforms after 1965 the level of support for king if you look at the polls, overwhelming support in the black community, widespread support even among the whites for what he was trying to do. if you look at after 65 when he moved to chicago and when he takes a stand on viet nam...